I'm Every Woman

1978

I'm Every Woman is a disco / funk song by Chaka Khan from 1978, which already at that time a chart success was. Even more successful he was in the 1993 version of Whitney Houston.

The version of Chaka Khan

I'm Every Woman was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson and produced by Arif Mardin. He was released in 1978 as a single and on the successful album Chaka. To the song, there was also a music video that showed Khan in various costumes to support the statement of the title, to a time when music videos were not yet common. The song reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United Kingdom eleventh place.

The version of Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston took the piece for the soundtrack of The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album to the film The Bodyguard. Their version was produced by Narada Michael Walden. Also David Cole and Robert Clivillés were involved in the production. As a tribute to Chaka Khan Houston calls in their version towards the end of their names. The piece was coupled out in January 1993 as the second single from the soundtrack, while I Will Always Love You was still at number one on the Billboard 200. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number five on the Hot R & B / Hip- Hop Songs chart, also it reached the Top 40 of the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. In the UK, it also reached number four and number 13 in Germany